Usa Patriot Act
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Don't foul out
Insight New corporate regulatory and compliance laws can be a dizzying mix of vague action-steps, making it hard for an organization to play ball. Avoid the penalty by understanding the basic compliance principles.
IBM sets out to make sense of the Web
News With "WebFountain," Big Blue hopes to go well beyond the capabilities of search engines like Google. It wants to tell you what all that data on the Web's myriad pages adds up to.
Life sentence for hackers, says U.S. govt
News The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow for life prison sentences for malicious computer hackers.
Experts: Policy could make, break cloud computing
News U.S Congress has to carefully regulate cloud computing in a way that won't stifle market, forum attendees say. Meanwhile, federal CIO leads a group creating its own cloud advice.
Tags: Cloud computing, CBS Corp., Google Inc., Video, USA PATRIOT Act, Cloud computing, CIO, Switzerland, U.S., industry
IT industry watches Iowa
News U.S. Democratic candidates have remained relatively quiet on technology as the U.S. presidential primaries get underway this week, but the recent controversy over offshoring could provide a catalyst to raise the profile of high-tech concerns in the campaign.
Bill allowing e-mail monitoring hits snag
News In California, a state body says a measure giving law enforcement the power to monitor the e-mail and phone calls of suspected criminals runs afoul of federal laws.
U.S. Homeland Security chief promises privacy safeguards
News Law enforcement leaders say agencies will take care not to overstep bounds in boosting their computing resources.
Tags: Data security, Security, Regulations
Patriot Act draws privacy concerns
News The act, signed into law by President Bush, allows for increased surveillance powers--drawing praise from law enforcement officials and concern from civil libertarians.
FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers
News "Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.
